Symonds Named Executive Director

Anna and Melissa at Etheridge Island, 2022

Anna Symonds has been named as the Executive Director of the Etheridge Foundation, following a successful 2022 as Program Manager.

"We're overjoyed with the work that Anna has done for Etheridge Foundation over the past year, and thrilled to have her as our first Executive Director," said Founder Melissa Etheridge.

"She shares my vision of our approach to this work and I'm confident in her to carry out our mission."

With the expanded role, Anna takes on an increased scope of responsibilities for the organization and a greater bandwidth to build its programs.

“I’m proud of the accomplishments and community connections that we made last year, and excited to take on our continued growth this coming year,” Anna enthused.

“It’s a true honor to pursue this mission of healing on behalf of Melissa and the Foundation, and we are all grateful for the support we’ve received from her passionate community of fans.”

Learn more about Anna on our About Us page.